City win Manchester derby 2-1 as Guardiola bests Mourinho

Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini (L) in action with Manchester City's Nicolas Otamendi (R) during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, 10 September 2016.

Photograph: EPA/PETER POWELL

Manchester City threw down an early marker in the Premier League title race by beating rivals Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday.

Kevin de Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho scored at Old Trafford as City maintained their 100 percent start to the season with a fourth straight league win.

Beirut (dpa) - Syrian government forces and their allies advanced deeper into the shrinking rebel-held enclave in eastern Aleppo on Wednesday, seizing the Old City, while demanding the armed opposition groups leave the area.